In the annals of political and societal governance worldwide, few policy directives have triggered as profound and tangible a transformation as China’s Eight-Point Decision, which was initiated soon after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on December 4, 2012. Then the CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a Political Bureau meeting and deliberated on the “Eight-Point Decision on Improving Work Conduct and Maintaining Close Ties with the People,” the first major Party legislation in the New Era.

This more than 600-word directive sets mandatory requirements for CPC Political Bureau members in eight areas: to improve research and analysis, to streamline meetings, to reduce documents and briefings, to standardize overseas visits, to rectify security protocols, to scale down news coverage, to exercise strict rules over publications, and to promote frugality.

The Eight-Point Decision establishes iron rules for improving Party conduct, heralding a new chapter in the CPC’s ongoing efforts to enforce strict Party discipline, and enhance its institutional governance.

The Eight-Point Decision was later expanded into a Party-wide campaign for all CPC members to adhere to and improve their conduct.

After more than a decade of implementation, it has been hailed as a “game changer” in China’s governance.

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